With the National Basketball Association (NBA) returning for its 79th season, basketball fans can expect the highest level of competition when the 30 teams suit up on the hardcourt. The 2024-25 NBA season as usual will be as long and as competitive as any other ones, with the usual break All-Star break in February, the postseason from April, and the second season of the NBA Cup....
Four-time NBA MVP and all-time leading scorer LeBron James is in an ecstatic mood following Sunday’s history-making feat, Afrosport reports. The 39-year-old suited up alongside his son Bronny as they became the first father and son duo to play in any NBA game together when they played for the Lakers in a preseason defeat to the Phoenix Suns. LeBron and Bronny, who turned 20 on Sunday,...
17-time NBA champions, the Los Angeles Lakers, will honour former player and Hall of Famer Jerry West throughout the incoming 2024-25 season. The Western Conference team, in an attempt to recognise the impact West made on the franchise, will wear a commemorative No. 44 band on the left shoulder of their jersey this season. The team will honor Jerry West with a commemorative No. 44 band...
Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Christian Wood will miss the start of the National Basketball Association (NBA) 2024-25 season, the Western Conference team announced on Monday. Wood, who picked up his player option to stay with the Lakers earlier this year, reportedly underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and the Lakers revealed that the 6-foot-10 center will be reevaluated in about two months. A statement from...
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, LeBron James, will return to the Los Angeles Lakers for the upcoming 2024–25 season after agreeing to a two-year maximum contract worth $104 million. The 39-year-old will return for a record-tying 22nd season in the NBA, and according to reports, the new deal with the Lakers includes both a player option for the 2025–26 season and a no-trade clause, as James...
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